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3 VERB If a machine or a system can cope with something, it is large enough or complex enough to deal with it satisfactorily. □ [V + with ] New blades have been designed to cope with the effects of dead insects. □ [V ] The banks were swamped by compensation claims and were unable to cope . SYNONYMS cope VERB 1

manage:She had managed perfectly well without medication for three years.

get by:I'm a survivor. I'll get by.

deal with:She saw a psychiatrist who used hypnotism to help her deal with her fear. COLLOCATIONS cope VERB 1

cope+ adverb : admirably, brilliantly, comfortably, magnificently, well; emotionally, financially, psychologically

copi|er /kɒ piə ^r / (copiers )

1 N‑COUNT A copier is a machine which makes exact copies of writing or pictures on paper, usually by a photographic process.

2 N‑COUNT A copier is someone who copies what someone else has done. □ [+ of ] …their reputation as a copier of other countries' designs, patents, and inventions.

co -pilot (co-pilots ) N‑COUNT The co-pilot of an aircraft is a pilot who assists the chief pilot.

co|pi|ous /koʊ piəs/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A copious amount of something is a large amount of it. □  He had worked until the early hours of the morning, helped by copious amounts of coffee. □  He attended his lectures and took copious notes. ●  co|pi|ous|ly ADV [ADV after v, ADV -ed] □  The victims were bleeding copiously.

co p-out (cop-outs ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you refer to something as a cop-out , you think that it is a way for someone to avoid doing something that they should do. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  To decline to vote is a cop-out. □  The film's ending is an unsatisfactory cop-out.

cop|per /kɒ pə ^r / (coppers )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Copper is reddish-brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires. □  Chile is the world's largest producer of copper. □  …a copper mine.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Copper is sometimes used to describe things that are reddish-brown in colour. [LITERARY ] □  His hair has reverted back to its original copper hue.

3 N‑COUNT A copper is a police officer. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  …your friendly neighbourhood copper.

co pper-bo ttomed ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe something as copper-bottomed , you believe that it is certain to be successful. [BRIT ] □  Their copper-bottomed scheme went badly wrong.

cop|pery /kɒ pəri/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A coppery colour is reddish-brown like copper. □  …pale coppery leaves.

cop|pice /kɒ p I s/ (coppices , coppicing , coppiced )

1 N‑COUNT A coppice is a small group of trees growing very close to each other. [BRIT ] □  …coppices of willow. in AM, use copse 2 VERB To coppice trees or bushes means to cut off parts of them, in order to make them look more attractive or to make it easier to obtain wood from them. [mainly BRIT , TECHNICAL ] □ [V n] It is best to coppice the trees in the winter before the sap rises. □ [V -ed] …extensive oak woods with coppiced hazel and sweet chestnut. □ [V -ing] …areas where coppicing of hawthorn and hazel occurs.

co ps-and-ro bbers ADJ [ADJ n] A cops-and-robbers film, television programme, or book is one whose story involves the police trying to catch criminals.

copse /kɒ ps/ (copses ) N‑COUNT A copse is a small group of trees growing very close to each other. □ [+ of ] …a little copse of fir trees.

cop|ter /kɒ ptə ^r / (copters ) N‑COUNT A copter is a helicopter. [INFORMAL ]